Rothesay Castle is a ruined castle in Rothesay, the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in western Scotland. Located at NS086646, the castle has been described as "one of the most remarkable in Scotland",[1] for its long history dating back to the beginning of the 13th century, and its unusual circular plan.
The castle comprises a huge curtain wall, strengthened by four round towers, together with a 16th-century forework, the whole surrounded by a broad moat. Built by the Stewart family, it survived Norse attacks to become a royal residence. Though falling into ruin after the 17th century, the castle was repaired by the Marquess of Bute before passing into state care in the 20th century.
A paddle steamer named after the castle was constructed in 1816.
RothesayCastle is a ruined castle in Rothesay, the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in western Scotland. Located at NS086646, the castle has been described...
town is the 13th-century ruin RothesayCastle, unique in Scotland for its circular plan. In modern Scottish Gaelic, Rothesay is known as Baile Bhòid, meaning...
two strongholds; one is the round castle of Bute, called Rothesay of old, by Borrowstone. Before the town and castle is a bay of the sea, which is a good...
of Great Britain. The marquess of Bute is the hereditary keeper of RothesayCastle, a privilege granted to the ancestor of the Earls and Marquesses of...
taking Wark Castle around 13 October 1399. A far-reaching dispute between Rothesay and George Dunbar, Earl of March, occurred when Rothesay, rather than...
Duke of Rothesay's meeting with the Duke of Albany during the 1482 crisis. On 2 February 1488, the Duke of Rothesay departed from Stirling Castle, without...
Corrigillis. Ninian Stewart was created Hereditary Captain and Keeper of RothesayCastle on Bute in 1498 by James IV of Scotland, an honour still held by the...
branches of the Clan Stewart. RothesayCastle was built by the Stewarts at the beginning of the 13th century. Drumin Castle was the home of Alexander Stewart...
2019. "Stories: The Mey Games". "The Duke of Rothesay officially opens the Granary Lodge at the Castle of Mey | Prince of Wales". Horne, Marc. "Prince...
phase of castle building to an end and began a new phase of siege warfare. The first recorded siege in Scotland was the 1230 siege of RothesayCastle where...
House Rothesay, RothesayCastle Royal Marine Hotel Saddell, Saddell Abbey, Saddell Castle Sanda Island Sandbank Scarba Seil Shandon, Shandon Castle Sheep...
Rothesay Town Hall and County Buildings is a former municipal building in Castle Street, Rothesay, Scotland. The structure, which was the meeting place...
infant Duke of Rothesay was born during the crisis which had seen his father stab William, Earl of Douglas to death in Stirling Castle. This murder did...
Cladach Kilchattan Bay Kingarth Port Bannatyne Rhubodach Rothesay Millport RothesayCastle, Bute, with the 16th century forework in the centre, and the...
David, Duke of Rothesay, was probably murdered by their uncle Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, after being held at Albany's Falkland Castle. Prince James...
Alnwick and much of Windsor Castle. A similar trend can be seen at Rothesay where William Burges renovated the older castle to produce a more "authentic"...
Highcliffe Castle, situated on the cliffs at Highcliffe, Dorset, was built between 1831 and 1835 by Charles Stuart, 1st Baron Stuart de Rothesay in a Romantic...
& Noble Books). pp. 376. Cruikshank Roger, James. (1986). RothesayCastle and the Rothesay Tombs, (Privately Printed), 26. "...the bearings of the Cummings...
Holyroodhouse – The principal residence of the King of Scots. Duke of Rothesay – The title of the heir apparent to the Scottish throne. His Grace – The...
Norwegian invasion of the region in 1230, during which the invaders seized RothesayCastle. In 1263, Norwegian troops commanded by Haakon Haakonarson repeated...
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